Category Archives: May 2017

Print this articleFor years after Canyons of the Ancients National Monument was designated in 2000, signs stubbornly declaring “No National Monument” were scattered around Montezuma County, to the puzzlement of area tourists. Over time, they deteriorated and were taken down, … Continue reading →

Print this articleRecently I wrote a short news story for the Free Press Facebook page about the armed robbery of a Durango pot shop in which I referred to the suspect’s weapon as an “automatic rifle.” In fact, it was an AR-15, … Continue reading →

Print this articleThe year is 1870, and across the State of Texas, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels from town to town performing live readings from newspapers to paying audiences eager to learn the news of the world. Seventy-two and widowed, … Continue reading →

Print this articleCombine the sensibilities of a religious fundamentalist with a free-thinker and what you’ll likely get is an oxymoron, but burnish that hybrid with a poet and you get David Lee, a writer who has been publishing memorable volumes … Continue reading →

Print this articleCommunities across Colorado have been engaged in assessing the health of local populations since the Colorado Public Health Act took effect in 2008. It called for major reforms to government public-health systems to ensure that every person, regardless … Continue reading →

Print this articleThe Free Press garnered seven awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2017 Top of the Rockies competition, for work done in 2016. David Long and Gail Binkly took first in news reporting-single story for “Bad blood: Montezuma … Continue reading →